HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder has confirmed that a financial emergency exists in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park.
The Highland Park city council has seven days to select one of four options to deal with the problem. Those choices are a consent agreement with the state, being assigned an emergency manager, seeking a neutral evaluation or a move toward Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Snyder determined in January that a financial emergency existed in the city. State Treasurer Kevin Clinton recommended Snyder confirm his findings after a hearing that city officials requested.
Highland Park owed about $19 million as of January, including $18 million to Detroit for water and sewer services.
State-appointed emergency managers are in charge in Detroit, Allen Park, Flint, Hamtramck and several school districts.
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